Sunday 18 October 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:076:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:211:21 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 08 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā | 16:334:33 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Mon | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:211:21 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 16:334:33 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:555:55 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:016:01 PM | 19:407:40 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:208:20 PM | 21:539:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |